"Hey, how much can you bench?" That's always a good conversation starter, if you find yourself in a crowd of people you don't know too well, and need to break the ice. If you also happen to be a workout buff, it's a good way to show off and impress everyone with your feats of strength. But, you've got to be careful when making claims of how much you can lift, since you never know when someone may challenge you to a lift-off!

The best way to be prepared for this kind of occasion is to simply carry around your own barbell. If you aren't actually a ripped bodybuilder though, you may want to carry this Inflatable Barbell, instead of a real one. It clearly has "1000 LB" printed on it, so when you tell people you can lift a thousand pound barbell, you technically aren't making it up. It also makes a funny accessory to an ol' timey strongman outfit. So, go ahead and show off those guns!